Antimitochondrial antibody serocoversion post-liver transplant during hepatitis C treatment with peginterferon α, ribavirin and telaprevir

Pegylated interferon alpha (PEG-IFN α), a key component of chronic hepatitis C therapy, has been linked to the development of auto-antibodies and autoimmune disease. We report the first case of antimitochondrial antibody...

Cellular microRNA and the tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a single center analysis

Background and aim. The effect of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) on the short- and long-term outcome of resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is controversial. We conducted a retrospecti...

Drug-induced fatty liver disease: An overview of pathogenesis and management

Over the past decades, many drugs have been identified, that can potentially induce steatohepatitis in the predisposed individual. Classically this has been incriminated to amiodarone, perhexiline, and 4,4’-diethylaminoe...

Pentoxifylline and prednisolone in severe alcoholic hepatitis